Coin wrapping machine



Feb. 12, 1946. J, B, BARRON com WRAPPING MACHINES Filed Oct. 6, 19431/5. Bar/"0x9,

Patented Feb. 12, 1946 COIN WRAPPING MACHINE Jacob Bell Barron, Calgary,Alberta, Canada Application October a, 1943, Serial No. 505,24;

1 Claim.-

This invention relates to a machine for wrapping coins and moreparticularly to one adapted for use in theaters, mercantileestablishments and banks where it is desired to package a stack of coinsof the same denomination in predetermined quantities to be easily andquickly exchanged for a bill of equal value.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a simple andpractical device of the above character which will be strong and durableyet simple and practical inconstruction.

A further object is to provide a coin wrapping machine which will bevery inexpensive to manuiacture as it has few parts which may be easilyand quickly made and assembled.

A further object is to .provide a device capable of easy and quickadjustment to handle coins of diilerent size.

A further object is to provide a machine which will permit the coins tobe tightly wrapped, thereby to permit subsequent handling of the rollsof coins without danger of unwrapping and loss.

Other objects will be in part obvious from the annexed drawing and inpart hereinafter indicated in connection therewith by the followinganalysis of the invention.

metal, glass or plastic but a metal stamping as shown in Figure 4 ispreferable, as it may be easier made. If thin stock is used, astrengthen- This invention accordingly consists in the fea- I tures ofconstruction, combination of parts, the

unique relation of the members, and in the relative proportioning anddisposition thereof, all as more completely outlined herein.

To enable others skilled in the art to fully comprehend the underlyingfeatures of the invention, that they may embody the same in variousmodifications in structure and relation contemplated by the invention, adrawing depicting a preferred form has been annexed as part of thisdisclosure, and in such drawing like characters of reference denotecorresponding parts throughout the views, in which- Figure 1 is a sideelevational view of the coin wrapping device;

Figures 2 and 3 are opposite end elevational views in section onthelines.2--2 and 3-4, respectively; and

Figure 4 illustrates the blank from which the case is formed.

The coin wrapping machine includes generally a base it! adapted to reston a desk or table having upturned ends II and -82 the latter beinslightly higher, thereby to support two rollers l3 and I4, preferably inslightly inclined position to better stack the coins while beingwrapped. The base may be of any suitable material such as ing upturnedflange I5 may be advisable.

The rollers are preferably covered with a com position suitable to coactwith the coin wrapper without slippage similar to the rubber coveredpaper feed rolls used on a typewriter although other means may be usedto urge the paper into proper relation with the other parts. The rollsare each provided with a bearing pin is at the lower ends and a similaraxle ll at the upper ends. The pins i6 engage any one of a series ofopenings or holes l8 in the end wall ll while the pins ll may be droppedinto any one of the series of openings or notches 20 at the top of theother end wall i2 as shown.

A central stud is mounted in the end wall H and for convenience ofmanufacture may be an internally threaded" sleeve 2| closed at its outerend :and held in place on the wall II by a screw bolt 22 as shown inFigure 2. This abutment or stud is mounted midway between the rollersand slightly thereabove so as to engage the end of the stack of coins asthey are placed on edge on the rollers. The closed end oi the stud isabout the size of a dime so as to have a relatively large surfacecontact with the lower coin faces regardless of the size or denominationof the coin.

Heretofore, it may have been attempted to adjust a part corresponding tothis stud vertically with respect to the center of the stack as thedenomination was changed, but it is now found that much better resultsare obtained in the tightness of the wrapped package which is mostimportant, by moving the axes of the rollers laterally away from eachother. Thus, if the rolls are close together, as is desirable, topackage dimes, radial lines from the coin center to the points oftangency between the edge of the coin and the supporting rolls should beabout Accordingly, when half dollars are to be wrapped, it is desirableto separate the rolls to obtain substantially the same relative positionas when wrapping dimes.

Such a construction as herein described accomplishes several desirableresults. For instance, if the rolls are close together and one attemptsto slip the wrapper beneath the edges of a stack of half dollars, unlessgreat care is used, the roll or stack of coin will spill oil the rollsespecially if the paper is of the usual stillness. One the other hand,if the rolls are relatively wide apart and one attempts to packagedimes, then it is very diiflcult to feed the wrapper down under and upover the other roller. When the points of tangency are as abovedescribed the paper feeds more easily around the stack of coins to thebest advantage to be grasped by the operator to tightly roll the coins.

each side of the center plane whereby the sup' porting rollers may bemoved laterally with respect to this center plane to accommodate coinsof a difierent size. For instance, the rollers would be mounted on theinside openings when rolling dimes, in the middle openings when rollingquarters and in the outer holes or openings of the series when packaginghalf dollars, or coins of approximately that size.

While openings are shown in these end plates as probably being theeasiest and cheapest to manufacture and operate, it would doubtlessocour to any mechanic that other forms or means for adjusting therollers laterally with respectto the center plane could easily beevolved.

The operation will, of course, be clear to those familiar with thesubject. However, it may be stated that when packaging dimes forexample, the rollers are adjusted to a position where they are closesttogether and a stack of fifty dimes is placed upon these rollers withtheir faces parallel to the central stack or abutment. A wrapping paper23 is then slid under the stack of dimes 2A and above one of therollers, and between the stack and the other roller, and the insertedend of the wrapper is turned over the top of the stack of dimes whilethe wrapper is fed, thus to provide several thicknesses of paper aroundthe stack, after which the free end of the wrapper is crimped downaround the upper end and the abutment which holds the stack away fromthe end plate provides suflicient paper at the opposite ends of thewrapper to be crimped over that end when the stack is removed.

It will thus be seen that the present invention provides a simple andpractical coin wrapping machine which may be easily and quickly adjustedand operated to provide a tightly wrapped package which may be safelyhandled in the manner first above described.

What I claim is:

A coin wrapping machine comprising a base including upstanding, spacedapart, first and second walls, a relatively fixed abutment projectingcentrally from said first wall toward said second wall, the first wallbelow said abutment having lateral series of openings, correspondingopenings of each series being the same lateral distance from a verticalline intersecting said abutment, the second wall having notches in its

